I was surprised that no one said this before, I thought it was so obvious. What lovely friends, to do this for him. Other excerpts do come to mind: the apotheosis from Ariadne auf Naxos, the final trio from Faust.
A dear friend and forever sponsor of the Met just passed away in Palm Beach at 99 and 11/12 years old, and requested Brahms Requiem be played at his memorial. I believe 2 of the 200 attendees enjoyed it...
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> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 08:01:56 -0500
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> When a dear friend of mine and my husband was dying in a facility, we =
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